Reel



REEL

' Filed Jan. 17. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

" Clare/weE 27 711223 ATTORNEY.

C. H. WHITE Sept. 4, 1934.

REEL

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan Patented Sept. 4, 1934 Fit;

REEL

Clarence H. White, Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to Truscon Steel Company, Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Michigan Application January 17, 1931, Serial No. 509,483

Claims. (01. 242-77) The object of the present invention is to provide a novel and relatively simple form of reel for holding wire or the like, in which the heads may be of skeleton or open formation and made up of parts that can be easily manufactured and assembled, and in which the core or body is of a continuous form to provide a smooth surface on which the wire can be wound without creating relatively sharp bends.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is an end elevation of an embodiment of the invention that is at present considered the preferable one.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figures 3 and 4. are detail sectional views respectively on the lines 33 and 44 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an end elevation of a modified form of construction. Figure 6 is a partial sectional view on the line 66 of Figure 5.

The reel, as usual, consists of two heads 5 and an interposed core or body 6. The heads are duplicates.

Each consists of a pair of continuous or closed looped members having side arms whose central portions are curved, as shown at 7, said side arms converging from said central portions in opposite directions, as illustrated at 8, and meeting in a curved end 9. These members are crossed, one of them being provided with offsets 10 where the arms of the other member intersect the same, so that the end portions which project beyond the crossing points are in the same plane and form spokes 11. Where these side arms interi sect, they are suitably secured together, preferably by electrically welding the same, the junctions being indicated at 12. As a consequence and by reason of the formation, it will be noted that the portions of the rods between their points of intersection produce in effect a ring-like formation that is generally circular in shape. Preferably the outer or free ends of the spokes 11 are connected and have mounted thereon a ring 13 forming a rim this ring being preferably welded 'to the curved end portions 9.

The core or body 6 is preferably formed of sheet or plate metal made into a cylindrical tube, and having a diameter substantially the same as the central ring formation of the heads. The ends of this tubular core 6 are abutted against the portions 7 of the head rods, and are secured thereto, as shown at 14, as by welding. A key post 15 may be located on the interior of the core, constituting a convenient means by which it may be readily interlocked with an arbor to rotate the reel when winding wire thereupon.

The structure produces a light and relatively inexpensive reel, but one that is very strong and rigid and on which wire or the like can be smoothly and evenly wound.

In the structure shown in Figures 5 and'fi, each head consists of a central ring 16 and a peripheral or rim ring 17. Between these rings are interposed spokes in the form of U-shaped rods 18 having their central portions bent to conform to the inner ring 16 and welded thereto, as shown at 19, the side arms 20 of the rods being preferably divergent, and having their outer ends outturned as shown at 21, and welded as illustrated at 22 to the inner side of the ring 17. In this structure the body or core is of tubular sheet or plate metal, and is designated 23. Its ends are abutted against the inner rings 16 of the head, and welded thereto, as shown at 24, or otherwise suitably secured.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further descrip- I tion and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

What I claim, is:

1. A reel comprising heads, each head consisting of looped rods that are crossed, the portions of the rods between their points of intersection constituting a substantially circular ringlike formation, and a tubular core or body inte posed between the heads and connected to said ring-like formations thereof.

2. A reel comprising heads, each head consisting of looped rods that are crossed, the portions of the rods between their points of intersection constituting a substantially circular ringlike formation, and a tubular metal core or body interposed between the heads and having its ends welded to the-inner sides of said ring-like formations.

3. A reel comprising heads, each head consisting of a plurality of looped rods crossed and having central outwardly bowed portions secured together at their crossings and providing a cenr tral ring portion, said looped rods providing outstanding spokes beyond their crossing points, a tubular metal core interposed between the bowed portions of the rods between their points of intersection and secured thereto, and rings secured to the free terminals of the spokes.

5. A head for reels comprising a rod structure forming a circular core ring, a larger rod structure forming a circular peripheral ring which surrounds the core ring, and. a plurality of looped rod sections interposed between the core ring and peripheral ring, said looped sections having their intermediate portions joined face to face to one of the rings and? their divergent arms united at spaced points to the other ring.

- CLARENCE H. WHITE. 

